#OpenDigest | 18 September 2026

Each week, we bring you the biggest headlines, sharpest insights, and key updates on stablecoins, tokenized RWAs, and the OpenEden ecosystem.

🟣 Stablecoin & RWA Market Pulse
→Total stablecoin market cap: $304.294B
→Total RWA on-chain market cap: $38.53B
→Total stablecoin holders: 289.44M
→Total RWA assets holders: 4,436,575

🟣 Top Headlines
→ The US Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a blanket 5-year exemption for listing and trading tokenized securities without registering as an exchange.
→ The Financial Conduct Authority is exploring a bespoke regulatory framework with the Treasury to carve out digital gold from traditional fund laws.
→ SGX Group is preparing to offer its cryptocurrency perpetual futures to US institutions, making it the first major traditional exchange to bring one of crypto’s favourite trades into the mainstream.
→ Deutsche Bank said it plans to launch digital asset custody for institutional and corporate clients in Europe this year, subject to regulatory clearance.

🟣 OpenEden's Updates
→ At Conviction VN 2026, our Founder and CEO, Jeremy Ng, put the $1 trillion opportunity into perspective and explained why OpenEden is focusing on tokenized fixed income like TBILL and HYBOND.
→ From crypto trading to tokenized RWAs, Bitget has been expanding how people access global markets. Happy 8th birthday to Bitget!
→ TBILL and HYBOND are now live on BNB Chain.
→ As the only crypto-native company invited to speak at the BNY APAC forum, OpenEden brought the issuer perspective, drawing on experience bringing institutional investment products on-chain.
→ HYBOND, the first tokenized BNY bond fund, has integrated RedStone’s NAV oracle on BNB Chain. A planned integration with RedStone's Settle will also support T+0 settlement of HYBOND liquidations and redemptions.

✅ Read the full digest on our X: https://x.com/OpenEden_X/status/2100864766264684780?s=20